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o·bei·sance / ōˈbāsəns; ōˈbē-/ • n. deferential respect: they paid obeisance to the prince. ∎  a gesture expressing deferential respect, such as a bow or curtsy: she made a deep obeisance.DERIVATIVES: o·bei·sant / ōˈbāsənt/ adj.

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obeisance

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obeisance †obedience; respectful salutation XIV. — (O)F. obéissance, f. obéissant, prp. with lengthened stem (see -ISH2) of obéir OBEY.
So obeisant XIII.

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD

Obeisance

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Obeisance

of servants: company of servants—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.

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